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What's included
- Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bottled drinking water throughout the safari
- English-speaking driver/guide
- Ground transportation in 4WD safari car
- Meals indicated in the itinerary
- Park / Activity Fees
- International flights
- Personal expenses
- Personal travel insurance
- Services not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
- Visa fees
Among the animals present in Murchison Falls National Park are buffaloes, leopards, lions, elephants, Uganda kob, Giraffes, shoebill birds, crocodiles and so much more. All these and more can easily be seen on game drives or boat rides on the Nile.
This Safari is designed to be very suitable for someone whose schedule doesn’t allow for so much time to explore Uganda’s wildlife. As with all our Safari packages, this itinerary can be customized to match your needs, schedule and budget.
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Drive to Murchison Falls Via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Meet and greet at 7 am. This morning, transfer to Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a two-hour drive from Kampala, along the road on the way to Murchison Falls National Park. While you track the rhinos, visit the information centre and craft shop, look out for bushbuck, leopard, Uganda kob, oribi, crocodiles, hippos and other wild animals present on the ranch. The birdlife is abundant, with even the rare shoebill stork present in the Lugogo Swamps. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary offers peace and tranquillity in beautiful surroundings
In the afternoon we will visit the "top of the falls" for your chance to view the magnificence of the Nile. The park is cut into half by the famous River Nile where it has to squeeze itself through the legendary Murchison Falls, an impossibly narrow 7-metre gap in a cleft rock creating a powerful explosion of white water.
The Falls are believed to be the most powerful natural flow of water anywhere on earth. Superlatives like “awesome” “stupendous” “fantastic” and “wow” have been used to describe this amazing spectacle.
Overnight Heritage Safari Lodge / Murchison River Lodge / Bakers Lodge
Morning Game drive, Evening Boat cruise
After an early breakfast, proceed for a game drive. Elephants, Cape buffalo, Rothschild's giraffe, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbuck are commonly seen. You may also spot Oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, bush duiker, warthog and Bushpig. Large carnivores include lions, leopards and spotted hyenas.
After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream of the calm Victoria Nile. En route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, and crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob. This is also a zone of many bird species like the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. The boat will stop just tens of metres from the sinister, frothing and bubbling base of the falls.
Overnight Heritage Safari Lodge / Murchison River Lodge / Bakers Lodge
Pabidi Forest, Afternoon Drive to Kampala
Proceed for a forest walk in Pabidi Forest. Chimpanzees and many other primates may be seen during the walk including l’ Hoest’s, red colobus, blue, red-tailed monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys. This walk is an excellent opportunity for birdwatching and for seeing primates up close.
Return to Kampala, arriving in the late afternoon.
